Research Interests: Role of nutrition and physical activity in the development and prevention of chronic diseases; epidemiology; prevention science; determinants of dietary and physical activity patterns; development and evaluation of theory-based interventions; minority health, particularly indigenous populations

Research Interests: My research focuses on understanding coevolutionary interactions, particularly host-symbiont interactions. The overall goal of my research is to develop a mechanistic understanding by which abiotic and biotic forces drive the direction and rate of evolution of coevolutionary interactions. My lab uses a combination of molecular analysis in both field and laboratory settings and mathematical modeling.